For Zhao Hongyu, he feels that his place has simply become a garbage recycling center. Ice and fire! Chinese
?Things obtained from the virtual world are basically either about to be scrapped or have various defects.
In the early days, the rice was old rice, mustard mustard was expired, military coats were made of black cotton, and even the original iron utensils were of inferior quality.
It¡¯s better now. Even the iron fishing boat he bought was almost scrapped.
This made Zhao Hongyu feel more and more uncomfortable the more he thought about it.
"But when Zhao Hongyu looked back and thought about it again, he felt that if he didn't even want these shoddy and scrapped things, then there would be nothing left to use.
Although steel pipes are shoddy, they can still be used to make knock-off weapons.
Although fishing boats also have problems of one kind or another, they can still sail on the sea after all.
Although I complain about old rice, expired mustard mustard and other products, the Indians living in Manhattan and the Europeans migrant workers are eager to buy them.
Generally speaking, there is a market for these things.
Fortunately, for food, Zhao Hongyu already has his own land and can eat fresh food.
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"To be honest, there are indeed many problems with high-tech products in the virtual world." Wang Shan also spoke at this time. "Take the Sea King as an example. The propeller hidden under its hull often stops running. After our inspection, the reason is that it is too old."
When Wang Shan said this, Zhao Hongyu had to say: "Grandma, are all the high-tech products we buy scrapped or fake? But why did things become like this?"
Although Zhao Hongyu felt unhappy about this, he had nothing to do.
Who makes it impossible for the copycat research institute in the Space-Time Trader to research it on its own?
certainly. No matter what kind of product research, the investment is very large.
¡°Don¡¯t look at it. Zhao Hongyu is now very profitable and owns seven cities under construction.
But the money he makes now is simply not enough for development and research.
The most I can do is study pickled sauerkraut. Or other small products.
¡°When it comes to weapon manufacturing or slightly cutting-edge gadgets, his current investment is not enough.
In this regard, Zhao Hongyu could only sigh.
"I think it may be that the space-time trader is restricting something. Otherwise, this problem would not have arisen. After all, if we are too outrageous, unexpected situations may not occur."
Wang Shan thought for a while and expressed his guess.
Zhao Hongyu thought for a while after hearing this. Although it seemed unreliable, he had no other explanation.
Restrictions, restrictions to what?
If it is really a restriction. Then the time and space trader should not even give him the scrapped items.
after all. This is an agent for the scrap products of later generations. That is definitely a product that transcends the times, isn't it?
Zhao Hongyu could only complain about these words in his heart.
"Go on, how old are those iron fishing boats?"
Zhao Hongyu continued to turn the topic to the iron fishing boat.
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Zhang Tie cleared his throat, and then replied: "Now we have a total of one hundred and twenty-eight iron fishing boats. All of these fishing boats are about to be scrapped, and none of them are good. Among them, I actually found one that was produced in 1968. fishing boat. Its hull and engine are almost rusty"
With Zhang Tie¡¯s narration, Zhao Hongyu could no longer complain.
Old iron fishing boats and poor engines are the reasons why such boats cannot be used on a large scale.
God knows whether this kind of ship will be anchored at sea and unable to move after it sets sail.
When dealing with pirates, didn't three ships have such a situation?
Before even entering the battlefield, the engine started to flicker with sparks and was scrapped.
"Your Highness, I guess these ships will be very troublesome whether they are used or not." Zhang Tie said to Zhao Hongyu.
"Why?", Zhao Hongyu was a little confused when he heard what Zhang Tie said.
Wang Shan seemed to have thought of something and looked at Zhang Tie, waiting for his next words.
¡°Winter is coming soon, and we don¡¯t have anySomeone who knows how to maintain a tin boat. When winter comes, the hull will be frozen, the engine and other accessories will be damaged, and there is no maintenance and repairs. By the beginning of spring, I estimate that these iron fishing boats will be unable to move. "
Zhang Tie expressed his worries.
After Zhao Hongyu heard this, the corner of his mouth twitched.
"No, Zhang Tie's worries are not unreasonable.
Although these iron fishing boats are not very expensive, they still need maintenance.
Especially the engine and so on, these are all needed.
However, there are no maintenance personnel here to manage and maintain the hull and engine.
In fact, the hull is easy to talk about, mainly things like the engine.
In addition, winter is coming soon. When winter comes, the already aging engine will become even worse when the weather turns cold.
You know, even in later generations, the engines of some cars will be damaged by freezing in winter.
Of course, most of these products are produced in China.
¡°And these fishing boats are also manufactured in China, so such worries are not impossible.
"Leave it to fate and temporarily stop buying this kind of ship. The battleship will be launched in three months anyway. With battleships in the future, we will have our own maritime power, right?"
Zhao Hongyu took a deep breath and said to Zhang Tie.
Zhang Tie and Wang Shan nodded.
Wang Shan said: "Yes, we will have several battleships launched in three months, and dozens of copycat Dutch commercial warships will also be launched, so the demand for these iron fishing boats is not very big. There is absolutely no need to continue buying.¡±
Zhang Tie also agrees with this. After all, this kind of iron fishing boat is expensive and is about to be scrapped. The price/performance ratio is not high at all.
At the same time, shipyards in Manhattan and Ontario are now working hard to build warships.
Soon, these "free" warships will be launched in large numbers to protect the imperial waters.
Even though these warships are also made of wood, their hull structure, firepower and defense are much higher than those of the warships of the same era.
It is not an exaggeration to even say that it is a hundred years ahead of its contemporaries.
With such a group of warships, iron fishing boats are not necessary.
"Okay, I will notify Song Hu and ask him to stop the iron fishing boat transaction first."
Zhang Tie nodded and responded.
¡°With this money, it¡¯s better to invest in other fields. I think it¡¯s better to forget about the tin fishing boats. It¡¯s too wasteful.¡±
After the iron fishing boat matter was resolved, Zhao Hongyu and the others turned to the British colonies and European affairs.
"I have established concessions in Lisbon, Marseille, and Cairo, Egypt. These places will be our foothold and springboard into Europe in the future, and they will also help us understand the situation in Europe in a timely manner."
Zhao Hongyu said to Wang Shan and Zhang Tie seriously.
"Your Highness, are the French and Spanish at war now?"
Zhang Tie asked.
Zhao Hongyu shook his head: "I'm not sure, but when I came back, the French were already massing heavy troops on the Spanish border. And Portugal has also begun to revolt. The situation at this stage is very good."
Zhao Hongyu told Zhang Tie what he had learned.
"It has been half a month since you came back. I think there should be changes within this half month." Zhang Tie murmured. "Maybe, now that the French and Spanish have started a war, it's not necessarily that the fight is in full swing."
"By the way, I received Wang Shan's letter earlier, so I summoned a total of 8,000 Somali and Gurkha soldiers from Quebec, and then entrusted French, Dutch and British merchant ships to bring these people Sent to Marseille." Zhang Tie revealed the matter. "Calculating based on time, I think the soldier has arrived in France by now."
"Oh, have our soldiers been sent there?"
Hearing this, Zhao Hongyu leaned forward slightly and looked at Zhang Tiedao seriously.
"Yes, they have been dispatched." Zhang Tie nodded and replied.
Zhao Hongyu raised his hand and stroked his smooth chin.
"Ignore the matters in Europe for now. With those 8,000 people, I think we can withstand the pressure from the Holy Roman Empire and let the FrenchIt's time for people to let go and do something big. "
Zhang Hongyu is very confident in his army.
What¡¯s more, this is an army of eight thousand people.
"Portugal and the French can definitely make the Spanish drink a pot of wine. And I made it clear to the Portuguese rebels and Queen Mary of France that they had better divide Spain. By then the Spanish Empire will be If they no longer exist, then no one will say anything about their interests in Central America, right?"
Zhao Hongyu laughed mischievously.
For him, his interests are in America.
As for Europe, there is no interest for him yet.
"Your Highness, are you planning to attack Central America?"
Zhang Tie's eyes flashed, and his face showed excitement.
"Yes, I have always wanted to control Central America. You must know that the climate there is good and suitable for the growth of crops. If we do not control such a grain-producing land in our own hands, we will be really sorry for ourselves."
"Besides, the civil strife in Spain continues, and it is impossible for Central America to get local support. This gives us a good opportunity to take advantage of it, doesn't it?"
Zhao Hongyu glanced around at his two confidants with a smirk.
"Your Highness, the problem is that there are British colonies in front of us, blocking us."
Zhang Tie squinted his eyes and talked about the two British colonies.